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As a track athlete, I usually have meets on the weekends, but our last two meets before conferences are on Wednesdays, which means that last weekend was finally one in which I had two days to get things done and relax instead of one. I also have this weekend to do that, which is lovely since this Wednesday is our last meet (and our home meet!), which means I’ll be doing a lot of resting and a lot of preparing for presentations and writing papers and designing websites and…well, homework this weekend. Having a meet would make that a lot more difficult.
Last Saturday, I went to a Westminster Little League baseball game to support my coach’s son, and it was great to be there since I used to enjoy going to my brother’s games when we were younger. It was also neat to that high school students were given the opportunity to be umps for the game.
After that, I worked on a paper, and then I went to see the Evil Dead with my roommate a few friends. It was really good, with some great singing, wonderful acting, and amusing lines. It’s not my favorite musical, but it was done very well.
I spent Sunday doing homework, exercising, and watching Doctor Who, which was just as successful and relaxing a day as Saturday, despite the lack of a baseball game or musical.
This week happens to be a good week to be an English major! (And in a sense, a bad week, since I have to figure out how to balance all the cool English major events I’m going to with all of my demanding yet rewarding English major homework–lots of reading and writing still needs to be accomplished before the end of the semester.)
On Wednesday afternoon, English majors, English professors, and other interested students will convene in Red Square for the English department’s annual Shakespeare in the Square event. This event is hosted by Lambda Iota Tau (LIT), the literature honor society on campus, and students perform bits of Shakespeare and read sonnets and do other readings and performances in honor of the Bard–who happens to be turning the big 4-5-o this year. I went last year for the first time and had a lot of fun; I even read a sonnet (though I can’t remember for the life of me which one I read). I’d like to read something this year too, but I have no clue what to pick. Hopefully I’ll figure something out.
On Thursday afternoon, this year’s issue of Contrast, McDaniel’s literary magazine will be unveiled. I always enjoy going to the Contrast unveiling. I help judge submissions for Contrast, but the pieces I read do not have authors’ names attached to them, so it’s always fun for me to go pick up the new issue and find out who wrote what. I also enjoy listening to people reading their work aloud and mingling with some of my favorite people. And this year’s Contrast unveiling promises refreshments in the form of tiny quiche.
Soon after the Contrast unveiling, three of my fellow English majors and I will pile into a car and go participate in Carroll Literacy Council’s annual spelling bee. This will be my third year on the English department’s spelling bee team, and going to the spelling bee is always an enjoyable and memorable experience. When I was a freshman, our team got second place (with no help from me, since I was the team alternate) and last year, we got fourth place.
The English department is known around campus for issuing funny English major-themed t-shirts, which are given to graduating English majors each year. But as a spelling bee participant, I have an old senior shirt, which serves as my spelling bee uniform. It’s tie-dye and says, “I like big books and I cannot lie,” so when we go to the spelling bee, we McDaniel English majors always stand out.
 Here’s last year’s glorious McDaniel English spelling bee team (with English professor Dr. Mary wearing the Green Terror head). I’m looking forward to some spelling bee fun and success later this week!
My fellow McBlogger, Steph Glassick, talked about her experiences of having Easter away from home and I thought I would join in on that topic. She is from California and I am from Colorado, so we both cannot go home for the weekend.
Luckily, I have an aunt and uncle that live in Alexandria, Virginia, and it is only about an hour and a half away. I went to their house for Easter freshmen year and I am here now for this Easter Sunday. They have a three year old named Brody, so it is fun doing Easter activities with him! Today, we went to the Children’s Mass and then we visited their friend’s house for lunch. They had so much delicious food! The little kids also did an Easter egg hunt and that was so cute to watch 🙂
Sophomore year, I was studying abroad during Easter. I actually spent most of Easter Sunday in the airport, flying from Italy back to Hungary. However, the day before, I was with my two friends in Italy and Lucia (who is a native Italian) bought us the tradition chocolate Easter eggs that they have. There is a little toy inside the middle of the chocolate egg! It was cool being a part of another culture’s traditions for Easter.
Junior year I decided to spend Easter with my roommate and fellow McBlogger, Maria Brew. Her family is so kind and welcoming, and I had a great time spending the weekend with them. We had a beautiful Easter dinner and ate so much food!
I am fortunate to have several options for Easter, that I do not usually get homesick around this time. Of course, I would love to be at home, but I have family close by and my friends’ families are my second families. I hope everyone had a happy Easter!
College can sometimes be a bit stressful with all the papers, project, etc. Thus, the constant struggle can be finding a way to relax. As I mentioned earlier, I often go and sing my worries away.
However, one of the best ways to relieve stress is through the K-Pets. K-Pets is a group of therapy dogs that come on campus to help us relieve our stress. It is such a great idea, and I am so happy when they come to campus.
They have all kinds of dogs with very different temperaments, but they are all super cute! My favorite was the lab that they brought because she reminded me of my dogs at home. My friends and I probably spent a good 20 minutes going around to each dog.
K-Pets just have a way of making your day! No matter what you are going through you always leave smiling.
 SO CUTE!!!
A great aspect of McDaniel is the amount of guest speakers and lectures we have on campus. A variety of departments, clubs, and organizations will have people come to the Hill to share their knowledge with us. I enjoy it because it is a different way to learn new information that I probably would not otherwise be taught. Students go for a variety of reasons, whether it be for pure pleasure or their teacher is giving out extra credit for those who attend. Either way, we are lucky to have so many opportunities to listen to some amazing people.
Just this past week, I attended two different lectures. One was on how science and creativity do intertwine, and the other was on how what we eat affects our brain. Both of these speakers were sponsered by two honors societies that I am a part of and both were very interesting. I really enjoyed the latter of the two because it was very psychology based, and as you all know, that is my major. The speaker, Dr. Terry Davidson from American University, theorized that the stereotypical, poor American diet affects our hippocampus, which decreases our ability to recognize internal signals telling us to stop eating, which makes us eat more food, and it becomes a vicious cycle. It was really fascinating!
So, if you enjoy extending your learning and attending a variety of lectures, McDaniel is the school for you 🙂
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